diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 1c3ee43b0a..402713b32d 100755
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -532,9 +532,12 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 						if ($shareable) $likebuttons['share'] = array( t('Share this'), t('share'));
 					}
 
+					$qc = $qcomment =  null;
 
-					$qc = ((local_user()) ? get_pconfig(local_user(),'qcomment','words') : null);
-					$qcomment = (($qc) ? explode("\n",$qc) : null);
+					if(in_array('qcomment',$a->plugins)) {
+						$qc = ((local_user()) ? get_pconfig(local_user(),'qcomment','words') : null);
+						$qcomment = (($qc) ? explode("\n",$qc) : null);
+					}
 
 					if(($show_comment_box) || (($show_comment_box == false) && ($override_comment_box == false) && ($item['last-child']))) {
 						$comment = replace_macros($cmnt_tpl,array(